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Military persuasion in war and policy : the power of soft / Stephen J. Cimbala.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cimbala, Stephen J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Military policy.
- National security--United States.
- National security.
- World politics--21st century.
- World politics.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Summary:
- Analyzes the art of using armed force to support diplomacy and military activities short of major conventional war.
- Contents:
- Part I The Idea of Military Persuasion
- 1 Military Persuasion: The Idea and Some Examples 9
- 2 Military Persuasion and Psychological Strategy 25
- 3 Technology and Deterrence in Military Persuasion 45
- Part II Examples from the Past
- 4 Military Persuasion in the Cuban Missile Crisis 71
- 5 Military Persuasion and Desert Storm 95
- 6 Intelligence and Military Persuasion: The 1983 "War Scare" 125
- Part III Future Problems
- 7 Friction and Nuclear Deterrence 151
- 8 Military Persuasion and Small Wars 175
- 9 Nuclear Weapons and Cyberwar: Persuasive Deadlock? 199
- 10 Military Persuasion in War and Policy: Conclusion 233.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [257]-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275978036
- OCLC:
- 49649411
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